Gu Yuan walked into the room and handed the umbrella that was still dripping rainwater to Xiuzhi. He walked into the room and sat beside Jiujiu and Little Brother Su.
Looking at Little Brother Su's dejected face, he smiled and said, "You got the cold shoulder again?"
After Little Brother Su's conversation with the Emperor that day, he was full of enthusiasm and wanted to carry out the reform.
Gu Yuan had also seen the contents of Little Brother Su's reform. Most of the contents were very good. If implemented, it would make the country rich and the people strong. It would make the country the biggest power among the three countries, completely breaking the balance of power between the three countries. In time, annexing the other two countries in one fell swoop was just around the corner.
However, Gu Yuan was not Little Brother Su who could only see the good side.
He saw the reason why it was not suitable to be promoted.
This reform was too sharp. It was like a sharp knife that cut off the original problems in the country. It could quickly make the country rich and the people strong, but it would also completely infringe on the interests of those influential people, and even the emperor's interests.
If this reform wanted to be smoothly implemented, it must be pushed through the people at the bottom layer by layer.
And those who could be pushed through layer by layer were all people whose interests would be violated.
It was simply a fool's dream to completely implement it.
Gu Yuan admired Little Brother Su's spirit of being a newborn calf that was not afraid of a tiger. He also admired Little Brother Su for being able to see the essence of the matter and then propose this reform.
But the country's current system had been developed for hundreds of years. Whether it was the system or the implementation, it had been too long. Everyone would adhere to this system. The changes proposed by Little Brother Su were like floating. It was no different from wishful thinking to shake this big tree that reached the sky.
However.
After all, he had watched Little Brother Su grow up and even taught him. He could be considered half his student. Gu Yuan patted Little Brother Su's shoulder and said his opinion, "Nie 'er being able to think of such a method is already very amazing. But you have to know that the government is not as simple as one plus one equals two. It is intertwined and intertwined, like the vines of an old tree, mixed with all kinds of interests. It is not something that can be completely changed overnight. If Nie' er really wants to change it completely, then start from the details and change it bit by bit. Do you understand?"
Gu Yuan himself was actually also very supportive of the change.
The current system was like a rotten tree, full of the smell of decay.
Even if he was the beneficiary of this system, it did not prevent him from hating it.
He was the Emperor's subject, but he was also the people's official. He wanted to let the people live a better life through change more than anyone else.
Gu Yuan's consolation helped Younger Brother Su regain some of his confidence. Younger Brother Su seemed to have thought of something. He nodded heavily and turned to go back to his room.
After Little Brother Su left, Gu Yuan took the tea that was handed over by Jiujiu, "You're also the one who did it?"
Gu Yuan was referring to the fact that Jiujiu had led Little Brother Su to discover these loopholes.
Jiujiu picked up the fragrant tea in her hand, her eyes sparkling like stars. "I only let him see these loopholes. As for the rest, it was his own idea. Little brother is an outstanding child."
To be able to discover the problem by looking at the calendar and then come up with the idea of reform, he was indeed an outstanding child.
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Little Brother Su proposed the reform, which affected the interests of many people. Even if Little Brother Su did not say it again in the future, it was hard to guarantee that he would become a thorn in the side of some people.
Because Little Brother Su was his wife's younger brother, the Emperor did not trust Gu Yuan as much as before. Sometimes, the Emperor even looked at Gu Yuan with suspicion.
Gu Yuan was clear that Little Brother Su's actions had made the Emperor alienate him.
And Gu Yuan was also clear that the Emperor was not a very tolerant person.
Once the Emperor alienated him, it was easy to imagine his future.
Therefore, under the Emperor's intention, Gu Yuan began to hand back the power in his hands. Little by little, he withdrew from the center of power.
At this moment, Jiujiu was pregnant with her second child. Gu Yuan used this as an excuse, saying that he was busy with the court in the past few years and did not have time to take care of his wife and child. Now, he just wanted to take care of his wife and child and enjoy the happiness of family.
Although Little Brother Su had started to change himself, the impression he left on the others was too deep. As a result, Little Brother Su was still ostracized in the imperial court. Not only did he fail to show his prowess, he was quickly demoted by the Emperor to a small border city in the northwest to be a county magistrate.
The people in this small border town were tough. Moreover, it was located in the northwest, a place where wars were frequent. Whether or not they could govern this place well was not the main task. Whether or not they could save their lives was the most important thing now.
The Emperor demoted Little Brother Su to a small border town in the northwest. The Ministers who had been violated by Little Brother Su before were very satisfied.
They all felt that Little Brother Su deserved this consequence.
Little Brother Su was a little sad at first, but he soon regrouped and wanted to make a career for himself.
He could not change other places, but perhaps he could start from this small town in the northwest and make his own changes little by little.
Honey of A, arsenic of B.
For the Emperor and the ministers, demoting Little Brother Su to this place was a punishment for him. But for Little Brother Su, it was a reward for himself.
Little Brother Su was a newborn calf that was not afraid of the tiger. Under the influence of Jiujiu, he had a special compassion for the poor people. Jiujiu entrusted Bai Sujiu, who was in charge of looking after the grain store, to take care of Little Brother Su. Little Brother Su's life in the northwest was daunting but not dangerous. On the contrary, as the changes deepened, he found many of his own problems and began to change his strategy bit by bit. He worked hard to make his reform plan more approachable to the people.
Little Brother Su's side was carrying out reforms.
And the Imperial Palace was also undergoing reforms.
However, this reform was not initiated by the Emperor, but by the Empress Dowager.
Because this time, the Empress Dowager did not send the lovey-dovey Qingcheng, but the self-respecting, intelligent, and selfish Li Rui.
Li Rui was very clear that her relationship with the Emperor would never be as good as she wanted. Therefore, she worked hard to stabilize her position.
For a concubine in the harem, the most important thing is to have a son or a daughter by her side. Then, she would support her child to become the Crown Prince and finally ascend to the throne.
Li Rui did not love the Emperor and was also ambitious. Naturally, this was her goal.
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